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  • Eglin named historic site

    The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics named Eglin a historic aerospace site for 2009 during a ceremony Sept. 10 at the Air Armament Museum. It was among four other international locations that received the honor this year. The selection was to recognize and preserve noteworthy

  • 308th launches new, improved weapons systems

    This is part of a series exploring the cradle-to-grave process of air armament. These stories will focus on some of the units involved in the acquisition, development and testing of weapons systems at Eglin Air Force Base.Weapons like the Joint Direct Attack Munition can turn a firefight to allied

  • JSF breaks ground

    Construction of the F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter training facility was marked with a groundbreaking ceremony March 20 here. Construction of facilities for the JSF joint training site, which includes instructor pilots, operations and maintenance support personnel, will provide an initial

  • 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron fields combat proven technology

    Pilots stationed here fly a number of aircraft under three different wings. All have different missions, education and training, and therefore different approaches to flying. This three-part series examines the pilots of Eglin and what their unique missions bring to U.S. air superiority. This last

  • JDAM adds precision punch to Reaper

    The already lethal MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aircraft system will soon bring even more punch to the enemy in the form of the Joint Direct Attack Munition. The results of the series of GBU-38 JDAM test drops at the China Lake test range in California are still being evaluated, but they mark a significant

  • WSEP tests 33rd Fighter Wing ability to send fire from the clouds

    As the Nomad motto forecasts, "fire from the clouds," rained through gulf skies after live ordinance deployed from F-15 Eagles during a recent evaluation. More than 140 Nomads from the 33rd Fighter Wing tested the lethality of eight combat-coded F-15C aircraft from the 58th Fighter Squadron during a

  • Acquisition leader plans retirement

    She's stands shoulder-to-shoulder with the top leaders in the acquisition field and now, after 30 years of service, Judy Stokley is entering the next phase of her life. Mrs. Stokley will retire March 12, from her position as Deputy Air Force Program Executive Officer for Weapons and Executive